List of S.L. Benfica seasons

Sport Lisboa e Benfica, commonly known as Benfica, is a Portuguese professional football team based in Lisbon. The club was formed in 1904 as Sport Lisboa and played its first competitive match on 4 November 1906, when it entered the inaugural edition of the Campeonato de Lisboa.

Evolution of Sport Lisboa e Benfica's league performances since 1938
Evolution of Sport Lisboa e Benfica's league performances since 1938

This page includes Benfica seasons in Portuguese football and UEFA competitions (plus the Latin Cup and the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup) from the first to the last completed season. Moreover, it details the team's achievements in major competitions, as well as the top goalscorers for each season.

Top scorers

Seasons

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As of match played 17 May 2024
Overview of List of S.L. Benfica seasons
SeasonDivisionPosPldWDLGFGAPtsCup[n 1][1]League Cup[2]CompetitionResultCompetitionResultPlayer(s)Goals
League[3]European competitions[4][5][6][7]Other competitions[8][9]Top scorer(s)[n 2]
1904–05[n 3]
1905–06
1906–07Regional2nd65015410
1907–08[n 4]Regional3rd10505131610Eduardo Corga4
1908–09Regional2nd10712271215António Meireles6
1909–10Regional1st1080224516
1910–11Regional2nd1292141620
1911–12Regional1st660021412
1912–13Regional1st871022415
1913–14Regional1st1091041419Álvaro Gaspar14
1914–15Regional2nd1080250816Herculano Santos15
1915–16Regional1st871016415Francisco Pereira6
1916–17Regional1st871026115
1917–18Regional1st4301756Artur Augusto2
1918–19Regional2nd[n 5]10604261012Jesus Crespo6
1919–20Regional1st962126814Artur Augusto7
1920–21Regional4th[n 6]10424161410Jesus Crespo4
1921–22Regional2nd630311106
1922–23Regional2nd8422181310Jesus Crespo3
1923–24Regional3rd833213109Jesus Crespo5
1924–25Regional3rd84131879Hugo Leitão
Vítor Hugo
4[10]
1925–26Regional5th14644402716Jorge Tavares11[11]
1926–27Regional5th14536232513SFAmérico Antunes7[12]
1927–28Regional2nd[n 7]151032401723SFJorge Tavares14[13]
1928–29Regional[n 8]2nd14851452035R16Vítor Silva11[14]
1929–30Regional2nd141013401535WVítor Silva14[15]
1930–31Regional5th14446352226WVítor Silva14[16]
1931–32Regional3rd13724321729SFOctávio Policarpo14[17]
1932–33Regional1st[n 9]191333442248QFVítor Silva17[18]
1933–34Regional5th9522181021SFCarlos Torres7[19]
1934–35

14

12
8

8
3

0
3

4
41

27
23

13
19

28
WAlfredo Valadas23[20]
1935–36

14

11
8

8
5

0
1

3
44

34
23

16
21

27
SFAlfredo Valadas24[21]
1936–37

2nd
14

10
12

5
0

3
2

2
57

26
13

14
24

23
SFRogério de Sousa32[22]
1937–38

2nd
14

10
10

7
3

2
1

1
34

42
16

14
23

26
RUEspírito Santo35[23]
1938–39

3rd
14

10
9

5
3

1
2

4
44

23
24

28
21

21
RUEspírito Santo23[24]
1939–40

1st
18

10
11

7
1

3
6

0
58

36
34

13
23

27
WFrancisco Rodrigues44[25]
1940–41

2nd
14

10
8

8
2

0
4

2
39

29
28

21
18

26
SFFrancisco Rodrigues30[26]
1941–42

2nd
22

10
19

7
0

1
3

2
74

39
34

16
38

25
QFFrancisco Rodrigues25[27]
1942–43

2nd
18

10
15

7
0

1
3

2
74

41
38

16
30

25
WJulinho37[28]
1943–44

2nd
18

10
11

7
4

2
3

1
57

39
34

21
26

26
WJulinho31[29]
1944–45

2nd
18

10
14

7
2

0
2

3
79

41
26

18
30

24
SFJoaquim Teixeira37[30]
1945–46

4th
22

10
17

4
3

2
2

4
82

17
29

21
37

20
QFRogério Pipi23[31]
1946–47

2nd
26

10
20

6
1

2
5

2
99

41
47

22
41

24
Not held[n 13]Arsénio29[32]
1947–48Primeira Divisão2nd261934843541SFJulinho25[33]
1948–49Primeira Divisão2nd261736723437WEduardo Corona24[34]
1949–50Primeira Divisão1st262132863345Not held[n 14]Latin CupWJulinho28[35]
1950–51Primeira Divisão3rd261268814330WArsénio35[36]
1951–52Primeira Divisão2nd261844762640WJosé Águas34[37]
1952–53Primeira Divisão2nd261754752739WJosé Águas35[38]
1953–54Primeira Divisão3rd261367624032R16José Águas24[39]
1954–55Primeira Divisão1st261835612039WJosé Águas26[40]
1955–56Primeira Divisão2nd261952763143R16Latin Cup3rdJosé Águas30[41]
1956–57Primeira Divisão1st261772752541WLatin CupRUJosé Águas33[42]
1957–58Primeira Divisão3rd261727592336RUEuropean CupPRJosé Águas31[43]
1958–59Primeira Divisão2nd261772782041WJosé Águas29[44]
1959–60Primeira Divisão1st262051752745SFJosé Águas30[45]
1960–61Primeira Divisão1st262222922146R16European CupWJosé Águas43
1961–62Primeira Divisão3rd261484693836WEuropean CupWIntercontinental CupRUEusébio29
1962–63Primeira Divisão1st262321812548SFEuropean CupRUIntercontinental CupRUEusébio38[46]
1963–64Primeira Divisão1st2621411032646WEuropean Cup1REusébio46[47]
1964–65Primeira Divisão1st261952882143RUEuropean CupRUEusébio48[48]
1965–66Primeira Divisão2nd261853733041QFEuropean CupQFEusébio37[49]
1966–67Primeira Divisão1st262033641943QFInter-Cities Fairs Cup3REusébio38[50]
1967–68Primeira Divisão1st261853751941SFEuropean CupRUEusébio50GS[51]
1968–69Primeira Divisão1st261673491739WEuropean CupQFEusébio29[52]
1969–70Primeira Divisão2nd261745581438WEuropean Cup2REusébio25[53]
1970–71Primeira Divisão1st261853621741RUCup Winners' Cup2RArtur Jorge36[54]
1971–72Primeira Divisão1st302631811655WEuropean CupSFArtur Jorge32[55]
1972–73Primeira Divisão1st3028201011358R16European Cup2REusébio42GS
1973–74Primeira Divisão2nd302154682347RUEuropean Cup2REusébio19
1974–75Primeira Divisão1st302172621249RUCup Winners' CupQFMário Moinhos18
1975–76Primeira Divisão1st302343942050R32European CupQFNené35
1976–77Primeira Divisão1st302352672451R16European Cup1RNené27
1977–78Primeira Divisão2nd302190561151QFEuropean CupQFNené21
1978–79Primeira Divisão2nd302334752149R32UEFA Cup2RNené28
1979–80Primeira Divisão3rd301974792145WUEFA Cup1RNené36
1980–81Primeira Divisão1st302262721550WCup Winners' CupSFSupertaçaWNené32
1981–82Primeira Divisão2nd302046602244SFEuropean Cup2RSupertaçaRUNené37
1982–83Primeira Divisão1st302271671351WUEFA CupRUNené31
1983–84Primeira Divisão1st302442862252R16European CupQFSupertaçaRUNené27
1984–85Primeira Divisão3rd301875652843WEuropean Cup2RSupertaçaRUMichael Manniche27
1985–86Primeira Divisão2nd302154541347WCup Winners' CupQFSupertaçaWMichael Manniche21
1986–87Primeira Divisão1st302082502548[n 15]WCup Winners' Cup2RSupertaçaRURui Águas20
1987–88Primeira Divisão2nd3819136592551SFEuropean CupRUSupertaçaRURui Águas18
1988–89Primeira Divisão1st382792601563RUUEFA Cup2RVata18
1989–90Primeira Divisão2nd342392764855R32European CupRUSupertaçaWMats Magnusson40
1990–91Primeira Divisão1st383251891869QFUEFA Cup1RRui Águas26
1991–92Primeira Divisão2nd3417125622346SFEuropean CupGSSupertaçaRUIsaías17
1992–93Primeira Divisão2nd342284601852WUEFA CupQFIsaías17
1993–94Primeira Divisão1st342383732554R16Cup Winners' CupSFSupertaçaRUJoão Vieira Pinto18
1994–95Primeira Divisão3rd342257612849QFChampions LeagueQFSupertaçaRUEdílson17
1995–96Primeira Divisão[n 16]2nd342275572773WUEFA Cup3RJoão Vieira Pinto23
1996–97Primeira Divisão3rd3417710493058RUCup Winners' CupQFSupertaçaRUJoão Vieira Pinto16
1997–98Primeira Divisão2nd342086622968SFUEFA Cup1RNuno Gomes22
1998–99Primeira Divisão3rd341987712965R32Champions LeagueGSNuno Gomes34
1999–2000Primeira Liga3rd342167583369R16UEFA Cup3RNuno Gomes20
2000–01Primeira Liga6th3415910544454R16UEFA Cup1RPierre van Hooijdonk24
2001–02Primeira Liga4th3417125663763R32Mantorras13
2002–03Primeira Liga2nd342365742775R64Simão18
2003–04Primeira Liga2nd342284622874W

Simão15
2004–05Primeira Liga1st341987513165RU

SupertaçaRUSimão22
2005–06Primeira Liga3rd342077512967QFChampions LeagueQFSupertaçaWNuno Gomes17
2006–07Primeira Liga3rd302073552067R16

Simão16
2007–08Primeira Liga4th3013134452152SF4R

Óscar Cardozo22
2008–09Primeira Liga3rd301785543259R16WUEFA CupGSÓscar Cardozo17
2009–10Primeira Liga1st302442782076R32WEuropa LeagueQFÓscar Cardozo38
2010–11Primeira Liga2nd302037613163SFW

SupertaçaRUÓscar Cardozo23
2011–12Primeira Liga2nd302163662769R16WChampions LeagueQFÓscar Cardozo28
2012–13Primeira Liga2nd302451772077RUSF

Óscar Cardozo33
2013–14Primeira Liga1st302352581874WW

Lima21
2014–15Primeira Liga1st342743861685R16WChampions LeagueGSSupertaçaWJonas31
2015–16Primeira Liga1st342914882288R32WChampions LeagueQFSupertaçaRUJonas36
2016–17Primeira Liga1st342572721882WSFChampions LeagueR16SupertaçaWKostas Mitroglou27
2017–18Primeira Liga2nd3425638022815R3RChampions LeagueGSSupertaçaWJonas37
2018–19Primeira Liga1st3428331033187SFSF

Haris Seferovic27
2019–20Primeira Liga2nd342455712677RU3R

SupertaçaWPizzi30
2020–21Primeira Liga3rd342374692776RUSF

SupertaçaRUHaris Seferovic26
2021–22Primeira Liga3rd3423567830745RRUDarwin Núñez34
2022–23Primeira Liga1st342833822087QFGSGonçalo Ramos27
2023–24Primeira Liga2nd342554772880SFSF

SupertaçaWRafa Silva22

Notes

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  1. ^ Before the establishment of the Primeira Liga as the primary national championship, in the 1938–39 season, the Taça de Portugal was called Campeonato de Portugal (English: Championship of Portugal).
  2. ^ Includes goals scored in all competitions that season.
  3. ^ With the name Sport Lisboa.
  4. ^ Sport Lisboa absorbed Grupo Sport Benfica, changing the name to Sport Lisboa e Benfica.
  5. ^ Benfica had to play a two-legged final against Sporting CP as both finished the Regional at the top two positions with the same number of points. Benfica lost both legs, 1–0 at home (Campo de Benfica) and 2–1 away (Estádio do Campo Grande). Both final matches are included on the stats.
  6. ^ Benfica had to play a match after the end of the first stage at the Campo de Benfica against Carcavelinhos to determine the second team of their group (there were two groups of four teams) to advance to the second stage as both finished the first stage of the Regional at the middle two positions with the same number of points. Benfica won 1–0. This match is included on the stats.
  7. ^ Benfica had to play a final match at an unknown ground against Sporting CP as both finished the Regional at the top two positions with the same number of points. Benfica lost 3–0. The final match is included on the stats.
  8. ^ Starting this season, Regional wins became worth 3 points, ties became worth 2 points and defeats became worth 1 point; instead of the traditional 2/1/0 points. If a team failed to show up at any given match, that team would not get any point.
  9. ^ Benfica had to play a final match at the Stadium de Lisboa against Belenenses as both finished the Regional at the top two positions with the same number of points. Benfica won 2–1. The final match is included on the stats.
  10. ^ Benfica had to play a final round-robin tournament against Sporting CP and Belenenses as all three finished the Regional at the top three positions with the same number of points. Sporting won both matches and Belenenses lost both, leaving Benfica at the second place. Both Benfica matches are included on the stats.
  11. ^ Benfica had to play a final match at the Campo das Salésias against Sporting CP as both finished the Regional at the top two positions with the same number of points. Benfica lost 4–1. The final match is included on the stats.
  12. ^ After four experimental editions, the Primeira Liga was officially established as a national league competition with the purpose of determining the national champions, thus replacing the Campeonato de Portugal, which was converted into the Taça de Portugal, the top domestic cup competition.
  13. ^ The Cup was not organized in the 1946–47 season due to overscheduling caused by the major changes of the football league system.
  14. ^ The Cup was not organized in the 1949–50 season because the Estádio Nacional was the host venue for the Latin Cup.
  15. ^ Benfica and Braga saw two points subtracted as the federation attributed a 3–0 defeat to both teams after crowd violence that occurred when they faced each other in the last matchday. The original result was 1–1.
  16. ^ Starting this season, league wins became worth 3 points, instead of the traditional 2 points.

References

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  18. ^ "Benfica players statistics 1932–33". Retrieved 24 April 2017.
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